SAN JOSE — Chick-fil-A is planning a new San Jose restaurant slated to be developed on an empty parcel that currently is part of a surface parking lot next to a regional mall.
The restaurant envisioned at that site involves a Chick-fil-A dining establishment that would be developed from the ground up at 4785 Hamilton Ave. in southwest San Jose, documents on file with the city’s Planning Department show.
The new Chick-fil-A would total about 4,800 square feet and occupy what is now a surface parking area adjacent to Westgate Center, a value-oriented regional mall, according to the San Jose planning files.
The restaurant is expected to offer indoor dining, a small patio dining area, and site improvements, the city documents show. The city planning files also show a drive-through component.
The proposed Chick-fil-A parcel and the adjacent mall are both owned by an affiliate of Federal Realty Investment Trust, Santa Clara Count. By happenstance, Federal Realty is also the principal owner of Santana Row, a destination mixed-use neighborhood in west San Jose…